Planning appeal decision
15 Pelham Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PQ
Planning appeal 3306534 at 15 Pelham Road, Clavering, Saffron Walden, CB11 4PQ (Uttlesford District Council) was dismissed on 26 May 2023 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of parking on the safe and efficient operation of the highway network in the vicinity of the appeal site.
Conversion of existing annex into a separate dwelling
- Authority
- Uttlesford District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gee R
- Postcode
- CB11 4PQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of parking on the safe and efficient operation of the highway network in the vicinity of the appeal site
What decided it
The parking arrangements would have a harmful effect on the safe and efficient operation of the highway network due to vehicles needing to reverse into or out of a narrow sloping driveway onto a narrow village carriageway, creating unacceptable highway safety risks that outweigh the limited housing benefits.
The limited social and economic benefits of providing a single dwelling and contributing to housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the conflict with Framework policy on highway safety
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GEN1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 111
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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